Flash freezing keeps foods separate and easy to portion by freezing individual pieces before storing them together. Freezing foods quickly helps preserve texture by preventing large ice crystals from ...

The technique is clutch for all sorts of other foods, too. Flash freezing—spreading out individual food items on a baking sheet to freeze before packaging—helps preserve texture, prevent clumping, and ...

From eggplant Parm to shepherd's pie to baba ghanoush, freezing eggplant can be a time- and dinner-saver. (But only if you freeze it right!) Freeze eggplant by cooking it first to preserve flavor and ...